General Accounts Assistant / Credit Control

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Job description

Pyramid8 are recruiting for an Accounts Assistant with Credit Control experience for a manufacturing business in the Leeds Area. They are an independent business with over 40 years in operation and they still share the same drive and ambition to succeed.

The role has a high degree of customer interaction, requiring excellent communication skills, good levels of diplomacy and the ability to inspire customer loyalty and satisfaction.

You will also work closely with the Commercial Director, Customer Service and Sales Team and other internal staff members.

Primary functions include:

• Collecting and reconciling credit notes and invoices owed to the company.
• Manage customer accounts, ensuring that new customers have healthy credit and that existing customers have settled monthly accounts in a timely manner.
• Sales invoicing/admin processes
• Credit control duties and responsibilities include:
• Responding to client queries
• Providing administrative support to finance team

Experience required

• 2-3 years credit control knowledge.
• Attention to detail and willingness to learn
• Good problem-solving skills and ability to multi-task
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Experience with ERP systems
• Tenacity
• Excellent communication skills
• Good negotiation skills
• Able to clearly explain financial matters
• The ability to prioritise a heavy workload and meet deadlines.

You will have good communication and negotiation skills with a good confident telephone manner. You will be highly organised and be able to manage your own work in a tenacious manner. You will have worked in a Credit Control role and be Proficient use of Microsoft Office 2000 or later (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint), Sage, Primo, Internet and email.

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